Pray, Especially When You Think You Shouldn’t

Again we exhort the believer—guard against the least declension in prayer; let the first unfavorable symptom that appears alarm you, go to the Lord in your worst frames; stay not from Him until you get a good one. Satan’s grand argument to keep a soul from prayer is—”Go not with that cold and insensible frame; [...]

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Pray for the Christians in Pakistan

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“Jesus, Teach Us To Pray! Please.”

This Sunday is another opportunity to gather together to learn about all that Jesus taught…so that we can obey him (don’t forget Matthew 28:18-20 is a lifelong process!).
We’ll be looking at Luke 11:1-13 when Jesus’ disciples asked him to teach them how to pray…and he did. Here we find what we normally call “The Lord’s [...]

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When We Walk with a Limp

Here is an encouraging thought for you today from the people at Of First Importance.
“It doesn’t matter how complicated, how desperate, perhaps even hopeless your life has become. No matter how overwhelmed you may feel by your problems, if your trust is in Jesus Christ, you can be sure that he is praying for you [...]

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Spurgeon Sabbatical Update

Hello WBC Family,
What a blessing it has been these past 5 days to be a part of the Spurgeon Sabbatical. I’ve reconnected with pastors that I’ve met over the past 5 years. It’s also been a joy to connect with some of the new men. In fact two of the pastors are from Maine! I’m really [...]

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Senegal, The Garretts, and You

As we continue planning and recruiting for our mission trip to Senegal this September 16-29, please take a few minutes to “Meet the Garretts”. The video below does a fantastic job showing you who they are, a ton about Senegal, and what they’re doing their to plant churches.
Please continue to pray how God is calling [...]

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Staying Centered on the Gospel. Everyday.

Just so you know, gospel-centeredness is not a fad. It’s Biblical Christianity through and through. We aim to be a gospel-centered people, and by God’s grace we’ll never move beyond the good news of Jesus Christ.
But how do we stay centered on the gospel everyday? Recently J.D.Greear, pastor of The Summit Church, shared these three [...]

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Honest About Sin, Hopeful About Forgiveness

The gospel frees us to be both brutally honest about our sin and abundantly hopeful about our forgiveness in Jesus Christ.  When we come face to face with the gospel there is no room for denial and there is no room for despair. This prayer from The Valley of Vision fed my soul richly yesterday, and [...]

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Senegal Mission Trip 2009

The Mission
WBC loves Corey and Katie Garrett. We also love their ministry to the Wolof people of Senegal. We love that they are committed to communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ with their words and commending the gospel with their lives. In the past we’ve been able to bless them while they’ve been stateside. This [...]

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Jesus Prayed for You Today

One of the most loving things we can do for each other is to pray for each other–to ask our Heavenly Father to act powerfully in the midst of our sorrows and tears, our pain and our fears. Oftentimes we mean well and end up saying something like, “I’ll be sure to pray for you.” [...]

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